Your relief from allergies and asthma can start with clean air filters in your heating and cooling system. (NAPS)

(NAPSI)—If you or someone you care about suffers with allergies, you’re
not alone. In fact, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, more than 30 million Americans have asthma, while another 26
million or so suffer with allergic rhinitis. Even your pets can have
allergies, veterinarians say.

What To Do

Fortunately, you can find relief. One secret to surviving allergies
year-round is to get a new set of replacement HVAC (heating, ventilation and
air-conditioning) filters. These filters trap the spores, pollen, pet hair
and dander, and other allergens that come in from the outside.

Once installed, inspect the filters regularly, every three months. When
saturated with dirt and particles, it’s time to replace them. According
to a FilterBuy.com
survey, one-quarter of U.S. adults don’t change their filters regularly
and over 26 million never change them at all. Yet, 89 percent of those who
did found dust, pet hair and dander, and even insects on the old ones!

If you’re new to buying replacement filters, how do you know what to
choose? Remove and inspect those currently in place. Rating systems like MERV
(Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value), based on a filter’s thickness,
will point you in the right direction, as can the brand name or dimensions
you find on the filters you’re replacing.

Expert Advice

The experts at FilterBuy.com,
a leading U.S. manufacturer of over 600 sizes of filters and a great source
for low-cost, top-quality replacements for almost any filtration device,
said, “In many cases, it doesn’t occur to people that something
as simple and easy as changing their home’s air filters can help them
breathe better and keep the allergy sufferers in their family comfortable.”

“Filter Fact: More than 30
million Americans have asthma, while another 26 million suffer with allergic
rhinitis. If you’re among them, replace the filters in your
air-conditioning and heating system with quality filters every three months
so you can breathe easier. http://bit.ly/2xya6lB”